Man ejected from ’68 Corvette, arrested for DUI

The result of the crash, which troopers say happened about 5:20 p.m. Sunday. (Washington State Patrol photo)

A 52-year-old man was busted for DUI Sunday after flipping his 1968 Corvette on Interstate 90 near West Lake Sammamish Parkway.

“Per multiple witnesses, the vehicle was observed traveling at an extremely high rate of speed just prior to colliding with the concrete jersey wall and rolling over,” Trooper Jason Greer said in a statement. “The 52-year-old Bellevue man was quickly transported from the scene to Overlake Hospital with serious injuries.”

Troopers say the man was partially ejected in the crash.

The most frequent factor contributing to traffic deaths in Washington is still driver impairment. In 2009, traffic crashes killed 491 people on Washington’s roadways and impaired drivers accounted for 53.8 percent of the total (264 deaths), according to the state Traffic Safety Commission.